The Server-Server protocol implementation in ngIRCd before 26~rc2 allows an out-of-bounds…
Priority LOW 38CWE-125Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-125 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
The Server-Server protocol implementation in ngIRCd before 26~rc2 allows an out-of-bounds access, as demonstrated by the IRC_NJOIN() function.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02636 85th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 5
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:barton:ngircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 25.0 | Vulnerable | Barton |
| cpe:2.3:a:barton:ngircd:26.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 26.0 rc1 | Vulnerable | Barton |
| cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.0 | Vulnerable | Debian |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 32 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:barton:ngircd:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 25.0 Vulnerable ·Barton
- cpe:2.3:a:barton:ngircd:26.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 26.0 rc1 Vulnerable ·Barton
- cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.0 Vulnerable ·Debian
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:32:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 32 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-14148
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7cgh-8qx5-9mw4
References
Advisory 7
- https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/issues/274
- https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/issues/277
- https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/pull/276
- https://github.com/ngircd/ngircd/releases/tag/rel-26-rc2
- [debian-lts-announce] 20200621 [SECURITY] [DLA 2252-1] ngircd security update
- FEDORA-2020-8c33e3a771
- FEDORA-2020-e6d1d849c5
Sources
- CVE-2020-14148 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-14148 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-7cgh-8qx5-9mw4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-14148 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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